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Study programme: Undergraduate studies – THE ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Course Title: BIOLOGY WITH ECOLOGY

Teacher: Gordana Dražić, full professor

Course Status: compulsory

ECST Value: 8

Prerequisite: /

Course Goals and Objectives: enabling students to understand and apply the basic principles of ecology as primarily

biological, but essentially multidisciplinary science through introduction of synergistic and antagonistic relationships

between living organisms and the environment.

Course Outcomes

Students are enabled to independently or as members of a team critically analyse phenomena in the living world in

correlation with environmental factors, to recognize basic forms and adaptations of animal and plant organisms, their tissue

and organs, as well as to understand the way ecosystems function through energy flow and circulation of matter. They are

also enabled to communicate their observations in various forms.

Course Content

Тheory

Biology and ecology within the system of science, ecology and environmental science; levels of life organisation on the

Earth; basics of cytology, structure and function of the cell and cell organelles; inheritance in the living world, mutations,

environment impacts; animal tissues, organs and organ systems; plant tissues and organs; systematics and taxonomy;

populations, anthropogenic impacts on population numbers; communities; ecological factors and adaptations to the

environment; ecosystems, structure and function, biogeochemical cycles; biomes, distribution, productivity and

anthropogenic impacts; theory of evolution

Practice

Introduction to the basics of biology with the use of video presentations. Laboratory classes: microscoping of permanent

preservatives, morphology of animal organs, morphology of plant organs, plants development – impacts of abiotic

ecological factors (temperature, light and water). Keeping a laboratory diary. Field work: a study visit to the preserved,

degraded, and anthropogenic ecosystems and writing reports, perfecting academic skills of presentation through project

assignments.

Primary and Secondary Sources Selection

1. Group of Authors, Biology, Openstax, https://openstax.org/details/books/biology, 2016.

Active Teaching Hours: 6 Тheory: 3 Practice: 3

Applicable Teaching Methods

Lectures, practice, field work, presentations and discussions, mid-term exam, projects, exam.

Grading Scheme (max. 100 points)

Pre-exam Requirements Points

Final Exam Points

Attendance and in-class activity 10 Written Part

Practice Oral Part 30

Mid-term exams/Tests 60

Other Assessment Items

https://openstax.org/details/books/biology

Study Programme: Undergraduate Studies – THE ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE

DEVELOPMENT

Course Title: QUANTITATIVE METHODS

Teacher: Dejan Živković, PhD, full professor


ECST Value: 8

Prerequisite: /

Course Goals and Objectives

The basic goal is for students to revise highschool mathematics and to get acquainted with some new notions. The

needed systematization of mathematical knowledge necessary for the competence in contemporary IT systems and

their use.

Course Outcomes

Mathematics is the fundamental subject for further study of different teaching areas such as engineering, computing,

information technology, software engineering, data analysis, system control, and many others.

Course Content

Theory

1.The notion of matrices and operations with them. 2. Determinants and their calculation. 3. The linear equations

solving methods. 4. The notion of mathematical chain and its limit. 5. The notion of function and its characteristics.

6. Limit of the function. 7. The basis of the differential. 8. Differentials' application. 9. Testing and drawing of

functions. 10. The integral - indefinite and definite integral – methods for calculation. 11. The application of

integrals.

Practice

Laboratory exercises that follow theoretical content using the MATLAB or OCTAL software tool.


Active Teaching Hours: 6 Theory: 3 Practice: 3

Applicable Teaching Methods:

Lessons, mathematical and laboratory exercises.


Pre-exam Requirements Points Final Exam Points

Attendance and in-class Activity 10 Written part 30

Practice Oral Part

Mid-term Exams/Tests 60



DEVELOPMENT

Course Title: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS

Teacher: Vladimir Džamić, PhD, full professor


ECST Value: 8

Prerequisite: /


To get the students acquainted with the possibilities in the environmental management, subjects in creation of

ecological policies and its practical use at the national level. Also, the aim of this subject is for students to realize in

which way subjects contribute to changes in the area of ecological policy, at the global, national, but also local level;

in which way the institutional decisions are being made in the area of the environmental protection at the state level.

Students will have the opportunity to see how popular culture can function as the instrument of ecological policy in

the 21st century.

Course Outcomes

It is expected that students will be able to: understand sources and subjects of the ecological policy, understand the

way in which environment is managed, recognize the crucial challenges in the creation and implementation of

ecological policy in practice. Students will learn how the institutional mechanism of decision-making in the area of

environment and ecological policy functions in practice, and in which way successful planning, organization,

management and implementation of decisions in the area of the environmental protection should be reached.

Course Content

Theory

Globalization and the ecological crisis – socio-economic reasons for the ecological crisis in the 21st century. The

demographic explosion and the ecological risks. The answer to the ecological crisis – the emergence of social and

political movements as the answer to ecological challenges in the world; ecological political activism.

Environmental policy entities in the 21st century. The state and the ecological policy; the executive power and its

role in the creation of public policies in the area of environmental protection. Independent regulatory bodies and the

environmental protection in the Republic of Serbia. “Green” political parties in Europe and the world as subjects of

the ecological politics. Vertical distribution of power and the environmental protection – the role and significance of

the local self-government. Popular culture and the strengthening of environmental awareness: art and environmental

policy. Ecological propaganda.

Practice

Globalization, globalism and a hazardous society. Demographic factors which influence the violation of

environmental balance. The practical exercise – the creation of public policies in the environmental protection area.

The simulation of the institutional activities which are main subjects of the ecological policies creation. The role of

agencies and other independent regulatory bodies as the fourth branch of public government in environmental

protection. The comparative analysis of the ecological policies of the Republic of Serbia and other states in the

region as well as with the EU. The analysis of the ecological propaganda key messages in the 21st century.


1. Berg, J.C., 2018. Ecological Politics: For Survival and Democracy. Taylor & Francis.

2. Beck, U., 2018. Ecological politics in an age of risk. John Wiley & Sons.

3. Craig, M.P., 2016. Ecological political economy and the socio-ecological crisis. Springer.

4. Stonich, S.C., 1998. Political ecology of tourism. Annals of tourism research, 25(1), pp.25-54.



Lectures, seminars, seminar and project work, case study, simulation, interactive discussion, mid-term exams,

written examination.




Practice Oral Part




DEVELOPMENT

Course Title: INFORMATICS

Teacher: Marko Sarac, PhD, associate professor


ECST Value: 6

Prerequisite: /


Introduction to the basics of application software, hardware and software basics of contemporary computer system, as

well as to the phenomenon of networking and Internet. Introduction to the field of informatics with the examples in

application software, computer networks, security, multimedia. In practical laboratory exercises, students acquire

basic computer literacy regarding operating systems, implementation of programme for text processing and Internet

usage.

Course Outcomes

Gaining theoretical and practical knowledge about hardware, operating systems, application softwares, the usage of e-

mails and Internet and introduction to contemporary information communication technologies.

Course Content

Theory

Hardware in computers; Hardware basics- peripheries; Software basics, Business applications basics, Graphics;

Digital media and multimedia; Midterm 1- working with files; Word; Image processing and computer vision;

Databases; Computer networks and telecommunications; Safety and risks; Internet and WWW; Midterm II- Excel,

Visual Basics; Business information systems; Electronic trade.

Practice

Practical courses are conducted in electronic classrooms, where students are introduced to application software and

solve tasks in order to get to know necessary software tools for computer literacy. Learning about the functions of

application software for text processing (Word), application software for table processing (Excel) and application

software for preparation and presentation of certain data (PowerPoint).


1. DasGupta S, Computer Science: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford University Press, 2016.

2. Brookshear G, Brylow D, Computer Science: An Overview, Global Edition, Pearson Education Limited,

2018.

3. Newsome B, Beginning Visual Basic 2015, Wiley E-Text, 2015.



Lectures, practice, seminar papers, midterms, final exam




Practice Oral Part



Study Programme: Undergraduate Studies – THE ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Course Title: GEODIVERSITY

Teacher: Boris Vakanjac, PhD, associate professor


ECST Value: 8

Prerequisite: /


Acquiring knowledge about planet Earth and its characteristics. Understanding endogenous and exogenous processes

which form changes on the inside of the planet and on the surface (lithosphere). Introduction to terms such as

geodiversity, fields of geology and the importance of rock foundations as the foundations of everything existing on

Earth. Understanding the continuity of change triggered by tectonic of plates, occurrence of earthquakes, volcanoes

and rock masses. Gaining skills regarding recognizing the objects of geodiversity which are of significance for

environmentalism and for saving the humankind.

Course Outcomes

Enabling students to observe and determine geological characteristics of space. Acquiring knowledge about the

causes of constant changes on planet Earth. Recognizing geological processes and objects which are significant for

environmentalism and sustainable development during valorization of renewable and non-renewable resources

triggered by endogenous and exogenous processes. Preserving geological objects for the sake of education and

economic valorization.

Course Content

Theory

The terms geology and geodiversity. Fields of geology, basics of geological material of the Republic of Serbia and the

world. The occurrence of the universe, elements, stars, planets, satellites, comets and asteroids. The structure of planet

Earth. The basics of tectonics, lithosphere plates and their movements, the development of planet Earth. Earthquakes

and volcanoes as consequences of global tectonics. Mineralogy and petrology. The genesis of magmatic, sediment

and metamorphic rocks. Geomorphological processes, the occurrence of colluvium, diluvium, proluvium and

alluvium, the activities of sea, wind and ice. Karst processes. Hydrogeology. Geological map and mapping. The

basics of geochemistry. Ledges of mineral raw materials. Geo inheritance and its protection, devastation of geological

space caused by mining activities, building, industry and tourism, geo inheritance objects in world and in the Republic

of Serbia.

Practice

Analyzing the material ‘Geological atlas of Serbia’, drawing topographic profile. Recognizing characteristic minerals.

Recognizing magmatic rocks. Recognizing sediment and metamorphic rocks. Geodiversity objects of Belgrade- field.

Getting to know topographic map- field. Implementation of geological map. Natural elevated concentrations of

characteristic elements in certain types of rocks. Characteristic ores. Analyzing examples of geo inheritance: Zlatibor,

Stara planina, Resavska pecina and Avala.


1. Gray M., 2004.: Geodiversity valuing and conserving abiotic nature. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.,

https://geoduma.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/geodiversity.pdf



Lectures, practice, seminar papers with presentation, interactive discussion, midterms, written exam




Practice Oral Part




DEVELOPMENT

Course Title: BASICS OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

Teacher: Milena Rikalović, assistant professor


ECTS Value: 8

Prerequisite: /

Course Goals and Objectives are for students to be introduced to the basic concepts and principles in the field of

chemistry and biochemistry that enable them to attend courses in the senior years of study from related fields and

to acquire the ability to quantify chemical problems. Students will be introduced to the laboratory work and basic

methods of general chemistry.

Course Outcomes

Students will master the basic knowledge in general chemistry and biochemistry necessary for understanding the

chemical processes in the environment, relation between structure and function of pollutants/biomolecules,

mechanisms of pollutants interaction with the ecosystem and living systems, and pollution monitoring. Students

will master the basics of laboratory work and gain the appropriate experimental skills.

Course Content

Theory

Chemistry and biochemistry as sciences and their historical development; materials, pure substances and

mixtures; molecular chemistry, periodic table of elements; stoichiometry; chemical bonds – ionic, covalent,

coordinate, and metallic intermolecular bonds; water – structure and properties; pH, importance for living

systems; solutions and concentration; speed of chemical reaction; acids and bases, buffer systems; organic and

inorganic compounds; electrochemistry: oxide-reduction reactions; cell, metabolism, homeostasis; carbohydrates,

glycolysis. Pentosephosphate pathway and gluconeogenesis. Glycogen metabolism; lipids and fatty acids

metabolism; proteins: structure and function; nucleic acid, enzymes and mechanisms of their effects;

transformation and degradation of pollutants; instrumental methods in chemistry and biochemistry; the

importance of chemistry and biochemistry for the environment.

Practice

Calculation classes: electron configuration of atoms; relative molecular weight; stoichiometry; concentration and

solutions; chemical equations; pH of solutions and buffers; hydrolysis and oxidation-reduction reaction.

Laboratory classes: work in a chemical lab; laboratory glassware and equipment; measuring liquid volume and the

mass of substances; sampling; preparation and standardization of solutions, dilution; mixtures and filtration; pH

and indicators; preparing buffer solutions. Isolation of DNA.


Selected chapters:

1. Koolman J., Roehm K.H., Color Atlas of Biochemistry, Theme Stuttgart, New York, 2005

2. S.E. Manahan, Toxicological Chemistry and Biochemistry, CRC Press Company, 2003.



предавања, рачунске и лабораторијске вежбе, радионице, колоквијуми, писмени испит


Pre-exam Requirements Points Final exam Points


Practice Oral part




DEVELOPMENT

Course Title: BASICS OF ECONOMICS

Teacher: Sanja Filipović, PhD, full professor


ECST Value: 8

Prerequisite: /


The aim of this course is to introduce students to the basics of microeconomics and macroeconomics.

Course Outcomes

After completing the course, students will develop the analytical and practical thinking skills owing to the

understanding of economics concepts, categories, dimensions and their correlation.

Course Content

Theory

Economics as a science; Basic principles and models of economics; Supply and demand; The concept of elasticity

and its application; Market imperfections; Revenue, costs, profit; A company conduct on the market; Financial

system and crises; Business Cycles - economic growth, inflation, unemployment; Macroeconomic models; Monetary

and fiscal system; The economics of an open economy - balance of payments and exchange rate; The challenges of

the global economy development.

Practice

A review of essential economic schools of thought; The application of economic principles and models; The analysis

of supply and demand; The calculation of elasticity coefficients; The problem of public goods and externalities; The

analysis of the expenses; Profit analysis depending on the type of market - competitive market, monopoly market;

oligopoly market; monopolistic competition; Banks and financial markets; The analysis of essential macroeconomic

indicators; Monetary and fiscal policy; Balance of payments analysis; Types of exchange rates; The analysis of

contemporary issues in economics.


1. Gregory, N. M., Taylor, M. P. Ekonomija, Datastatus, 2008.

2. Samuelson, P. A., Nordhaus, W. D.A. Ekonomija, Mate Zagreb, 2011.



lectures, practice, project task, case study;




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DEVELOPMENT

Course Title: ENGLISH LANGUAGE 1

Teacher: Jelena Prsic, PhD


ECST Value: 6

Prerequisite: /


The Course aims at improving students’ skills and competences as regards both receptive and productive language

skills – while, at the same time, levelling their knowledge at B2 CEFR level. In this way, the Course intends to

enable students to communicate in different language contexts and for different purposes.

Course Outcomes

Upon completing the Course, students are capable of understanding and transmitting the intended messages in

English. In that communication process – students exhibit the knowledge of language belonging to B2 CEFR level –

in terms of writing, speaking, listening and writing. Moreover, they are pragmatically aware of specific needs in

different language contexts.

Course Content

Grammar-related Units

Present Simple and Continuous, Stative verbs, Articles, Present Perfect Simple and Present Perfect Progressive,

Countable and uncountable nouns; Quantifiers, Past Simple and Past Progressive, Used to, Would, Past Perfect

Simple and Past Perfect Progressive, Would, was/were going to, Future forms, Time clauses, Modal Verbs, Passive

Voice

Lexical Units

Word building: adjective suffixes, noun suffixes; Colour idioms, verbs starting with re-, Sports idioms, Phrasal verbs

related to travel, Compound adjectives describing character traits, Idioms with parts of the body, Compound

adjectives describing character traits, idioms with parts of the body, phrases and collocations related to education

and learning; ESP: Environmental Issues, Eco Awareness, Green Eating, Recycling


1. Pioneer B2, Student’s Book, Mitchell, H. Q. & Malkogianni, M. MM Publications, 2015

2. Pioneer B2, Workbook, Mitchell, H. Q. & Malkogianni, M. MM Publications, 2015

3. Murphy, R. English Grammar in Use (Book with answers and Interactive ebook), CUP, 2015

4. Gough, C. English Vocabulary Organiser, LTP, Hove, 2016



Interactive lectures – gamified and collaborative teaching/learning, humanistic and personalized methods, language

skills’ assessment, tests, midterm exams, written and oral exam




Practice Oral Part




DEVELOPMENT

Course Title: SOCIAL ECOLOGY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Teacher: Mesud R. Adžemović, PhD, assistant professor


ECST Value: 8

Prerequisite: /


To provide the students with basic knowledge on categories regarding pollution problems and ecological crisis,

causes of the ecological crisis, issues related to usage and exploitation of natural resources, ethical aspects of

ecology, population growth and development's influences on the environment, understanding the complex

relationship of society and environment, as well as to qualify the students to produce Local Sustainable

Development Programmes.

Course Outcomes

Students will be qualified to recognize modern ecological problems, to identify their causes, consequences and the

ways to solve them, as well as to actively participate by critically analyzing modern socio-ecologial problems,

bearing in mind their complexity and mutual dependence on other social problems, to analyze and generalize their

relationships in the complex systems like environment-society, environment-society-technology-ecology.

Course Content

Theory

Social Ecology’s Basic Category Nomenclature, Holistic Concept of Ecology, Ecology as a Critic of Industrial

Civilization, Ecological Crisis – Manifestations and Global Causes, Energy and Ecological Disaster, Environmental

Changes (deforestation,desertification, acitification…) and Ecological Capacity of a Land, Colloquium – knowledge

test, Ecological Footprint – Growth of Population and Living Standard,Contemporary Ecological Theories of

Modernisation, Culture and Environment, Ecological Policies and Sustainable Development, Ecologism and

Environmentalism, Ecological Terrorism, Religion and Ecology, Antropocentrism and Biocentrism, Ecological

Intelligence and Education and Environment; Colloquium – knowledge test.

Practice

Case study analysis with a goal to point out tendencies of indolent,economically and ecologically unsustainable

development and lifestyle. Presentations of student’s research papers.




Lectures, practice, research papers, case study analyses, interactive discussion, mid-term exams, oral exam.

Student’s work is performed during classes and in the oral part of the exam.



Attendance and in-class Activity 10 Oral Part 30

Practice




DEVELOPMENT

Course Title: BIODIVERSITY PRESERVATION

Teacher: Gordana Dražić, PhD, full professor/Jelena Milovanović Radosavljević, PhD, full professor


ECST Value: 8

Prerequisite: /


Students will be acquainted with the essence, definition, levels, manifestations, significance, state and vulnerability

of biodiversity, as well as the methods of its preservation.

Course Outcomes

The acquired knowledge concerning biodiversity, its global scientific and practical significance from the point of the

biosphere preservation and the mankind survival, as well as the skills of vulnerability assessment, preservation and

conservation through contemporary concepts of the active and passive conservation.

Course Content

Theory

The definition and levels of biodiversity. The organic evolution as the source of biodiversity. Genetic diversity, its

manifestations, value and significance. Species diversity, its manifestations, value and significance. Ecosystem

diversity, its manifestations, value and significance. Models and methods of biodiversity assessment. The state, the

level of vulnerability and the biodiversity vulnerability factors. Biodiversity conservation methods. Ecosystem roles.

Economic and ethical aspects of biodiversity conservation. Biodiversity as capital. Conservation driven by

exploitation. GMO for and against. Agrobiodiversity and the safety of food. Tourism as a biodiversity vulnerability

factor and conservation reason. The responsible consumption serving to biodiversity conservation. Living systems of

autohton human communities as a precious source of sustainable coexistance of men and wilderness.

Practice

Study research work at the production of strategy and in-situ programme of conservation and improvement of

species or genetic resources for the defence of vegetative and/or animal species, by using the concept “use it or lose

it”.


1. Milovanović, J., Đorđević-Milošević, S. (2016): Biodiversity and Rural Livelihood in the Western Balkans.

Faculty of Applied Ecology Futura Singidunum University Belgrade. 244 pp. ISBN 978-86-86859-52-5

2. Dajic-Stevanovic Z., Djordjevic-Milosevic S.: Mainstreaming Biodiversity in the Agricultural and Land

Management Policies, Plans & Programmes of the SEE-Agrobiodiversity in Serbia, GIZ, 1-92, 2018

3. Amidžić, L., Bartula, M, Cvetković, D. (2014): The state of biodiversity in Serbia. Natural Areas Journal

Vol. 34 (2): 222-226.

Active Teaching Hours: 6 Theory:3 Practice: 3







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DEVELOPMENT

Course Title: SELECTED CHAPTERS OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY

Teacher: Svetlana Stanisic, full professor

Course Status: Compulsory

ECST Value: 7

Prerequisite: /


The objective of the course is to introduce students to the basics and significance of complementary

physicochemical disciplines, understanding the laws, processes and conditions in the environment.

Course Outcomes

It is expected that students will be able to understand physicochemical processes whose impacts significantly reflect

the hemodynamics of pollutants in environmental media (water, air, soil), the condition and activity of abiotic

factors, and their dynamic interaction with biotic components in the environment.

Course Content

Theory

Introduction to the subject of physical chemistry. The basic laws of gas state of matter. Equations of real and ideal

gas. Collisions of molecules and kinetic theory of gases. Liquid state of matter, surface voltage. Solutions, Raoult's

law of dilute solutions. Lambert-Beer's law of absorption of light. Infrared spectrophotometry. Types of molecular

spectra. Chromatography. Dispersion systems. Colloidal solutions. Osmosis and osmotic pressure. Dialysis and

electrodialysis. Equilibrium constant, pressure and temperature influence on the equilibrium constant. Chemical

equilibrium in heterogeneous systems. Equilibrium phase. Equilibrium thermodynamics. Thermochemical laws.

Phase transition phenomena, adsorption, ion exchange, capillary. Aggregate state of plasma. Electrolysis laws.

Galvanic elements. Electrode potential. Electrolyte conductivity. Electrochemical potential. Biosensors. Crystal and

amorphous state. Elements of chemical kinetics. Photochemical reactions. Radioactivity and radiation. Mass

spectroscopy.

Practice

Basic physicochemical measurements: masses, volumes, temperatures and processing of the obtained results.

Determination of density and viscosity of liquids. Determination of refraction index. Measurement of heat capacity.

Determination of unknown concentration by Lambert-Beer Law. Chromatography. Chemical equilibrium: the

distribution coefficient of pollutants between the organic and the inorganic phase, the adsorption by various

adsorbents. Mass spectroscopy.


1. James M. Miller, Chromatography - Concepts and Contrast, John Wiley, 2005



Lectures, interactive discussion, laboratory classes, demonstration, calculation exercises, knowledge testing, office

hours, midterm exams, the oral exam.



Attendance and in-class Activity 10 Oral exam 30

Practice




DEVELOPMENT

Course Title: NATURAL HAZARD



ECST Value: 6

Prerequisite: /


The aim of the course is to have students acquire knowledge about natural phenomena originating in outer space or

on planet Earth, which can lead to human casualties, material damage or, in extreme cases, lead to the complete

destruction of civilization, as well as to affect the life as we know it. Familiarizing with places wherein such

occurrences are more often. Understanding the origin of hazardous - catastrophic phenomena throughout history

and today. The reaction of society and services to natural hazard incidents.

Course Outcomes

Understanding the phenomena that are potentially dangerous to human and all living beings on planet Earth.

Understanding the frequency of hazardous phenomena throughout life history on planet Earth. Monitoring of cosmic

hazards. Monitoring of critical control points e.g. earthquakes and volcanoes. Study of specific hazardous situations.

Course Content

Theory

Mass extinctions throughout life history on planet Earth. Massive solar flares and gamma-ray bursts. Collision with

smaller celestial bodies - the extinction of dinosaurs 65 million years ago. Earthquakes and tsunamis. Volcanic

eruptions and their connection to climate change. Colluvianation - landslides and erosion. Climate and Milankovitch

cycles. Ice Age and avalanche. Precipitation and floods. Global warming. Wind, storms, hurricanes and tornadoes.

Drought and forest fires. Pandemics. The consequences of nuclear tests and the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl and

Fukushima. Risk management.

Practice

Defining risk zones and types of risk in the world and in the Republic of Serbia. Causes of earthquakes and their

locations in Serbia. The 1963 Skopje earthquake and the 1979 Montenegro earthquake.Yellowstone and Mount

Vesuvius. Pompeii and Herculaneum. The landslide terrain in Zemun. Zavoj Lake and the 1963 Vajont dam disaster.

The tour of flood protection facilities. Drought and the "Dust Bowl" phenomenon of the 1930s in the USA . The

1972 Yugoslav smallpox oubreaak. Cyclone Tamara and the 2014 Southeast Europe floods. The analysis of the

Chernobyl disaster and the impact on the environment. The analysis of the Fukushima disaster and the impact on

the environment. Algorithms for determining the origin of hazardous situations.


1. Bryant E., 2005.: Natural Hazards. Cambridge University Press

2. Wisner B., Blaikie P., Cannon T., Davis I., 2003.: At Risk Natural hazards, people`s vulnerability disasters.

UNDP

3. Sorensen J., Vedeld T., Haug M., 2006.: Natural Hazards and Disasters. Report. NIBR

4. Bostrom N., Ćiroković M., 2008.: Global Catastrophic Risks, OXFORD University press.



lectures, practice, seminar paper with presentation, interactive discussion, mid-term exams, written exam




Practice




DEVELOPMENT

Course Title: ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

Teacher: Marija Kostic, PhD, associate professor


ECST Value: 8

Prerequisite: /


The objective of this course is to introduce students to basics and beginning of environmental law, sources and

subjects of environmental law and its implementation on the national level.

Course Outcomes

After finishing this course, students will be able to: understand sources and subjects of environmental law,

understand the challenges in the implementation of environmental law in practice and implementation of acquired

knowledge in practice in contemporary business organizations.

Course Content

Theory

Basics of environmental law: theoretical approaches and foundation. The relationship between environmental law

and similar fields. The sources of environmental law. Legal environmental protection in the Republic of Serbia.

Legal protection of water, air and soil. Legal protection of flora and fauna, forests and natural goods. Legal

protection from noise and vibrations, ionizing and non- ionizing radiation. The European Union Law and

environmentalism.

Practice

Legal instruments of environmental protection: environmental ombudsman, environmental inspection,

environmental law suit, environmental taxes. Environmental crimes. The right of the public to be informed about

environmental issues: the implementation of Aarhus convention. Entering the European Union and challenges in the

field of environmentalism: Chapter 27.


1. Philippopoulos-Mihalopoulos, A. ed., 2011. Law and ecology: New environmental foundations. Taylor &

Francis.

2. Capra, F. and Mattei, U., 2015. The ecology of law: toward a legal system in tune with nature and

community. Berrett-Koehler Publishers.

3. Wood, M.C., 2013. Nature's trust: Environmental law for a new ecological age. Cambridge University Press.



Lectures, interactive discussions, consultations, midterms, oral exam




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DEVELOPMENT

Course Title: SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF WATER RESOURCES



ECST Value: 8

Prerequisite: /


The aim of the course is to introduce students to the concept of integrated water resources management and teach

them to identify and analyze driving forces, pressures and state of water resources, as well as to plan adequate

responses of the society to existing problems. Through theoretical and practical learning, students will acquire

active knowledge and skills for using the instruments needed for planning the management of sustainable water

resources.

Course Outcomes

Students will be able to assess the situation and devise plans for sustainable water resources management at local,

national and transnational levels, taking into account current and future challenges faced by the Water Sector,

including the impact of climate change on the availability of water resources. Based on the acquired knowledge and

analytical skills, students will be able to independently prepare the Water Security Action Plan.

Course Content

Theory

The concept of integrated water resources management; EU Directives governing the Water Sector; Strategic and

legislative basis for water resources management in Serbia; Existing institutional system and responsibilities;

Financing of water resources management; DPSIR framework for water resources management planning; Pressure

on water resources: Organic pollution – non-point and point; Pollution by hazardous substances;

Hydromorphological changes; Pressure on the quantity of surface water and groundwater - use of water in

agriculture, industry, households; Pressures and impacts on the quality and quantity of sediment; Invasive species;

Water quality monitoring and information management; Assessment of ecological and chemical status of waters;

Water safety; An example of good practice: The Danube River Basin Management Plan.

Practice

Drawing up of the Water Security Action Plan. Study tours of the institutions monitoring the status of water

management planning in Serbia.


1. GWP (2017): IWRM ToolBox Teaching Manual. Global Water Partnership, Stockholm, Sweden

2. Milutinovic, S., Laušević, R., Petersen-Perlman, J., Bartula, M., Solujić, A. S. (2015). Local Water Security

Assessment for Improved Water Management in Selected Countries in the Middle East and North Africa

(MENA) Region. Regional Environmental Center, Szentendre, Hungary. 343 str. ISBN: 978-963-9638-70-9

3. Laušević, R., Milutinovic, S., Petersen-Perlman, J., Reed, M., Graves, A., Bartula, M., Susic, S., Popovic, A.

(2016). Local Water Security Action Planning Manual. Regional Environmental Center, Szentendre,

Hungary. 110 str. ISBN 978-963-9638-69-3








Practice

Mid-term Exams/Tests 2x30



DEVELOPMENT

Course Title: HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT

Teacher: Svetlana Stanišić, PhD, full professor

Course Status: mandatory

ECST Value: 8

Prerequisite: /


The aim of this course is to introduce students to the consequences of the environment on human health.

Course Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to understand all the aspects of the environmental impacts on

health.

Course Content

Theory

The growth and geographical distribution of the urban population in the 20th and 21st centuries. The population

living in poor socio-economic conditions in modern cities. The relationship between obesity, chronic, massive, non-

communicable diseases, and sedentary lifestyle. The sport and recreational activities in modern conditions. The air

pollution in the urban environment. The noise and vibration in the urban environment. The significance of the green

area in the urban environment. The mental health of the inhabitants. The temperature in densely populated areas.

The infectious diseases in the urban environment. Seasonality in human mortality. The cumulative effects of

unfavorable working conditions.

Practice

The health effects of short-term and long-term exposure to high concentrations of pollutants in the air and the

mortality due to the poor air quality. The pollution of urban environments in the countries of the first and third

world. The urban environment day and night noise levels and the health effects of the continuous exposure to high

ambient noise levels. The nutrition in pre-school, school and social care facilities. The use of processed food. The

effect of the thermal island and the ecological and health consequences of this phenomenon. The specific risks in

individual workplaces and occupational safety.


1. Vlahov, D., Boufford, J.I., Pearson, C.E. and Norris, L. eds., 2011. Urban health: global perspectives (Vol.

18). John Wiley & Sons.

2. Tanner, M., 2014. Urban health in developing countries: progress and prospects. Routledge.

3. Romero, S. (2018) A Closer Look at Urban Areas, Nova Science Publishers.



Lectures, practice, seminar and project work, case study analysis, simulation, interactive discussion, mid-term

exams, written exam.




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DEVELOPMENT




ECST Value: 6

Prerequisite: /


English Language 2 is a Course that follows the English Language 1 course – i.e. its form and content. The Course

aims at enhancing students’ skills and competences regarding all the language skills – while, at the same time,

levelling their knowledge at B2 CEFR level. In this way, the Course intends to enable students to communicate in

different language contexts and for different purposes, as well as to make them more confident in the process.

Course Outcomes

Upon completing the English Language 2 Course, students are capable of understanding and transmitting the

intended messages in English in a confident manner. In that communication process – students exhibit the

knowledge of language belonging to B2 CEFR level – in terms of writing, speaking, listening and writing.

Moreover, they are pragmatically aware of specific needs in different language contexts.

Course Content


Relative Clauses, Participle Clauses, Conditional Sentences Types 2,3, Unreal Past, Infinitives and ing-forms,

Causative form, Reported Speech, Clauses of purpose, result and consession, Comparisons, Inversion,

All/both/neither/none/either, Double conjunctions

Lexical Units

Word Formation – foreign prefixes, suffixes, Diminutives, Gender Counterparts, Phrasal Verbs – valency, Verb and

Adjective collocations; Food issues, Critical Thinking, Around the Globe – Interculturality, Gender Equality; ESP:

Polluted Areas, Eco-friendly Fashion, Green Forests, Extinction


1. Pioneer B2, Student’s Book, Mitchell, H. Q. & Malkogianni, M. MM Publications, 2015

2. Pioneer B2, Workbook, Mitchell, H. Q. & Malkogianni, M. MM Publications, 2015










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DEVELOPMENT

Course Title: FOOD WASTE MANAGEMENT

Teacher: Nataša Kilibarda, assistant professor


ECST Value: 6

Prerequisite: /


To acquire the knowledge on food losses and food waste throughout the food supply chain, on factors that cause the

waste to be produced and possible consequences on environment and food safety.

Course Outcomes

The course outcome is to enable students to identify the spots throughout the food supply chain in which the amount

of produced waste can be reduced, as well as to understand the measures taken to manage the food waste more

effectively in food industy, catering and household.

Course Content

Theory

Sustainable Development in Food Supply Chains, Food Losses and Food Waste in Food Supply Chains, Waste

Management, Waste Sources in Food Supply Chains, Causes that Lead to Food Waste – in Production, Processing,

Distribution and Retail, in Catering and Households, Influence of Food Waste on the Environment, Economical

Aspect of Food Losses and Food Waste, Food Losses and Food Waste Influence on Food Safety, Effective

Environment, Health and Safety Management Guidelines, Food Waste Prevention/Reduction Measures – in

Production, Processing, Distribution and Retail, in Catering and Households, Food Waste Management and Potential

Usage of Treated Waste in Various Sectors of Food Industry, Household Food Waste

Practice

Food waste disposal – advantages, disadvantages, expenses, effectiveness.Case study – waste management in food

production of plant and animal origin and food packaging, methodology on food waste data gathering, creating

household food waste diaries, importance of consumer education, food waste quantification and characterization in

catering industry.


1. Principato L. (2018). Food Waste at Consumer Level: A Comprehensive Literature Review,

Springer

2. Arvanitoyannis IS. (2008). Waste Management for the Food Industries , Elsevier Inc.

3. Filimonau V, De Coteau DA. (2019). Food waste management in hospitality operations: A critical

review. Tourism Management, 71, 234-245



lectures, exercises, research and project papers production, case study analysis, simulation, interactive discussion,

mid-term exams, exams;




Practice




Course Title: ECOTOXICOLOGY

Teacher: Milena Rikalovic, PhD, Assistant Professor


ECST Value: 8

Prerequisite: / Basics of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Biology with Ecology


The aim of the course is to introduce students to the course and directions of research in ecotoxicology as well as to

acquire knowledge from this multidisciplinary science. Students will become acquainted with the basic groups of

toxicants, their fate in the environment, processes that occur in living systems when exposed to toxic substances and

mechanisms of their effects at the individual, population and ecosystem level. They will also become acquainted with

the monitoring of environmental toxicants.

Course Outcomes

Students will master knowledge of toxic substances that are present in the environment naturally or are caused by

anthropogenic activity, its distribution and conditions in which toxic effects on living systems occur, through

toxicokinetic and toxicodynamic processes. Students will become acquainted with the classification of toxic

substances, legislation in the Republic of Serbia and the world, monitoring and biomonitoring and their importance for

risk management in this area.

Course Content

Theory

Cell and molecular level of interaction; Ecotoxicology as a science; Toxicants and eco-toxicants - sources, properties,

availability; Toxic effects, biomarkers and toxicity tests; Toxicokinetics - intake and transport; Toxicokinetics -

metabolism, excretion and cumulation; Toxicodynamics - biochemical and physiological response of the organism to

toxicants; Heavy metals, pesticides, xenoestrogens; Biotoxins, waste as a source of toxicants; Plastics and impact on

the environment and living systems; Effect of toxic substances on populations, communities and ecosystems;

Teratogenic, mutagenic and genotoxic agents; Changes in communities and ecosystems and ecotoxicological risk

assessment. Monitoring and biomonitoring and their role in risk assessment. Possibilities for preventing, operating and

treating the harmful effects of accidents with physical and chemical radioactive toxic agents.

Practice

Workshop - Categorization and labeling of toxic substances; Basic principles of performing toxicity tests and

substance toxicity testing methods; Workshop - regulatory aspect of ecotoxicology - domestic and EU laws regulating

procedures for registration of plant protection products, biocidal products and industrial chemicals (REACH); Visits to

scientific research and health institutions dealing with the monitoring of toxic substances, impact on humans and the

living world; Debate; Seminar.

Primary and Secondary Sources Selection 1. Woolley A. Guide to Practical Ecotoxycology, Informa Helathcare USA, Inc, New York, 2008 (sel. chapters)

2. Eggen RIL et al. Chalenges in Ecotoxicology, Environmetla Science and Ecology. 2004, 59A-64A

3. Truhaut R. "Eco-Toxicology-Objectives, Principles and Perspectives", Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. 1977, 1, 151-

173

4. Chapman PM, Integrating toxicology and ecology: putting the "eco" into ecotoxicology. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2002, 44,

7-15

Active Teaching Hours: Theory: Practice:

Applicable Teaching Methods: Lectures, seminar, workshops, debates, study visits, mid-term exams, oral exam




Practice




DEVELOPMENT

Course Title: SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF FOREST ECOSYSTEM

Teacher: Jelena Milovanović Radosavljević, PhD, full professor

Course Status: elective

ECST Value: 8

Prerequisite: /


To make students compentent for the examination of the state of forests and forest areas in Serbia, with the aim of

protection and advancement in the state of forest ecosystems, conservation and sustainable use of wildlife. The

attaining of knowledge concerning the basis of forest and hunting resources management planning.

Course Outcomes

The acquired knowledge related to the role and significance of forest and hunting resources, as well as its interaction

with local communities and the skills in identifying, evaluation of significance, evaluation of vulnerability,

protection and preservation, so as the sustainable use of wildlife species and their habitats.

Course Content

Theory

The definition and function of forests as ecosystems. The state of forests and forestry in Serbia. Degraded forest

resources in Serbia. International obligations in forestry and hunting. National obligations in forestry and hunting.

The arrangement and planning of the forest and hunting resources management. The sustainable use of forest and

hunting resources. Forest products. The protection of forests and hunting fauna. Directions in the development of

forestry and hunting in Serbia. The development measures. The evaluation of forest and hunting resources. The

financing of forestry and hunting. Forestry and hunting in rural development. Hunting tourism.

Practice

The analysis of forest resources perception as the base for the local development. Study research work at mapping of

the factors of forests and wildlife vulnerability. The design of measures for the inclusion of local communities into

conservation of forest and hunting resources, using the concept “Hunting economy driven conservation”. Study trips

to managers of protected natural resources, forestries and hunting ground. The modelling of processes in forest

ecosystems and wildlife population. Practical work with modelling softwares.


1. Šijačić-Nikolić, M., Milovanović, J., Nonić, M. (eds)(2019): Forests of Southeast Europe under a Changing

Climate: Conservation of Genetic Resources. Springer International Publishing AG, Е-book ISBN 978-3-319-

95267-3, Hardcover ISBN 978-3-319-95266-6








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DEVELOPMENT

Course Title: PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES



ECST Value: 6

Prerequisite: /


Introducing basic methods of conservational biology in endangered species and their habitats management, with

contemporary projects in endangered species management, methods and measures of passive and active protection in

the process of managing endangered species and their habitats, and on the role of relevant subjects in this area.

Course Outcomes

To enable the students to recognize biological, especially species diversity and its conservation, to acquire basic

knowledge and skills in endangered species management, that is determining goals, priorities, planning special

activities, monitoring current state,organizing necessary active and passive protection measures as well as

promotional and educational activities.

Course Content

Theory

Endangered Species' Concept and Categories, Species Variability and Genetic Resoures Concept and Categories,

State of Genetic Resources in Europe and Serbia, Genetic Resources in International Context: Processes,

Agreements, Programmes and Institutions, Forms and Sources of Genetic Resources Variability, Genetic Resources

Variability Assesment: Adaptive Genetic Markers, Genetic Resources' Variability Assesment: Neutral Genetic

Markers, Methods of Genetic Resources Conservation and Improvement: Static and Dynamic Conservation, In Situ

Genetic Resources Conservation, Ex Situ Genetic Resources Conservation, Preservation as a Form of Conservation,

Global Climate Change and Genetic Resources, Economic Aspects of Genetic Resources Conservation and

Improvement, Genetic Resources Conservation and Improvement Strategy, Protection of Endangered Species and

Rural Development.

Practice

Research study paper on genetic resources conservation and improvement strategy and programme of a selected

plant or animal species, choosing the adequate assessment method of interspecies variability and its conservation

model.


1. Šijačić-Nikolić, M., Milovanović, J., Nonić, M. (eds)(2019): Forests of Southeast Europe under a Changing

Climate: Conservation of Genetic Resources. Springer International Publishing AG, Е-book ISBN 978-3-319-

95267-3, Hardcover ISBN 978-3-319-95266-6

2. Šijačić-Nikolić, M., Milovanović, J., Nonić, M. (2014): Conservation of Forest Genetic Resources. In: Ahuja,

M.R. & Ramawat, K.G. (eds.): Biotechnology and Biodiversity. Springer International Publishing. pp: 103-128.

3. Šijačić-Nikolić M., M. Nonić, V. Lalović, J. Milovanović, J. Nedeljković, D. Nonić (2017): Conservation of

forest genetic resources: Key stakeholders' attitudes in forestry and nature protection. Genetika, Vol 49, No.3: 875-

890.

4. Т., Turok, Ј (2005): Conservation and Management of Forest genetic Resources in Europe, Arbora Publishers,

Slovakia



lectures, multimedia presentations, group work on endangered species genetic resources conservational strategy,

study visits, mid-term exams, written exam




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DEVELOPMENT

Course Title: GREEN ECONOMY

Teacher: Sanja Filipović, PhD, full professor


ECST Value: 8

Prerequisite: /


The objective of the course is to familiarize students with the concept of green economy and its significance for the

sustainable development of the economy.

Course Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to understand all the aspects of the green economy and apply

the acquired knowledge in modern business environment.

Course Content

Theory

The green economy concept and basics. The problem of scarce resources. The concept of sustainable development.

The economic aspect of green economy. The social aspect of green economy. The environment as an aspect of green

economy. The linear model of the economic growth and its shortcomings. The costs and benefits concept. The

problem of external factors. The tragedy of the common good. The definition an adequate public policy. Green

taxes. Green public procurement. The green economy globalization and challenges. The concept and consequences

of ecological disasters.

Practice

The analysis of different indicators of sustainability and the position of Serbia. The institutional support to the

sustainable development. Examples of active public policy and effective measures. The greenhouse gas emissions

costs analysis and the economic measures for emission reduction. The economic incentives for renewable energy

resources. The subsidies for the energy efficiency improvement. Corporate Social Responsibility. Case studies - the

biggest ecological disasters caused by the human factor and their consequences.


1. Shmelev, S. ed., 2016. Green economy reader: Lectures in ecological economics and sustainability, Springer.

2. Pearce, D., Markandya, A. and Barbier, E., 2013. Blueprint 1: for a green economy, Routledge.

3. Kenis, A. and Lievens, M., 2015. The limits of the green еconomy: From re-inventing capitalism to re-

politicising the present, Routledge.

4. Cato, M.S., 2012. Green economics: an introduction to theory, policy and practice, Routledge.

5. Hahnel, R., 2014. Green еconomics: confronting the еcological crisis, Routledge.



Lectures, practice, seminar and project work, case study, simulation, interactive discussion, mid-term exams, written

examination.




Practice




DEVELOPMENT

Course Title: CIRCULAR ECONOMY

Teacher: Sanja Filipović, full professor

Course Status: Elective

ECST Value: 8

Prerequisite: /


The objective of this course is to introduce students to the basic concept and principles of the circular economy.

Course Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students will understand the benefits of a circular economy and the prerequisites

necessary for the circular economy to be applied in practice.

Course Content

Theory

The concept and basics of circular economy. Advantages of the circular economy in relation to the model of linear

economic growth. Circular economy as a part of Industry 4.0. From consumer society to collaborative economy.

Principles and prerequisites for the establishment of the circular economy. The EU regulatory framework that

defines the circular economy. Harmonization of national legislation with the principles of circular economy.

Measures of economic policy to support the development of the circular economy. Institutional support for

implementation of measures. The importance of technological innovation.

Practice

Modern business and corporate social responsibility. Application of modern technologies. Modern waste

management. Recycling. Organic waste management. Inorganic waste management. Treatment of wastewater.

Application of circular economy to selected industries. Potentials and limitations for the development of the circular

economy in Serbia. Incentives for the development of a circular economy. Examples of good circulation economy in

Serbia.


1. De Angelis, R. 2018. Business Models in the Circular Economy: Concepts, Examples and Theory, Palgrave

Pivot.

2. Webster K. 2017. The Circular Economy a Welth of Flows; Ellen MacArtur Foundation.

3. Lacy P., Rutqvist J. 2015. Waste to Wealt, Creating Advatage in Circular Economy, Palgrave Macmillan UK.



Lectures, practice, seminar paper, case analysis, mid-term tests, written exam




Practice Oral Part




DEVELOPMENT

Course Title: BASICS OF MAPPING METHODS



ECST Value: 8

Prerequisite: /


Teaching students the methods of fieldwork, data collection and sampling. Documentary photographs development.

Outdoor work. Technical documentation work. Understanding the observation point notion. The use of topographic

bases. The development of the map of observed objects and report writing.

Course Outcomes

The understanding of observed fields. The use of various base maps. Getting on the field. Fieldwork. Fieldwork

safety. Route making. The ese of the compass and GPS devices. Mastering the methods of observing objects of

interest in a field, the graphics and technical documentation writing. Training in mapping. The creation of a spatial

database.

Course Content

Theory

Maps, cartography, the history of mapping. The topographic map and topographic bases. Cartographic projections

and networks. The old and the new official cartographic projection of Serbia. Remote sensing. Satellite images. GIS

basics. Mapping basics. The use of GPS devices and compasses. The orientation in the field. Mapping methods and

sedentary work. Mapping methods and fieldwork. Mapping methods - database. The graphics and technical

documentation writing. Report writing.

Practice

Working with a topographic map. Determining the mapping object. Free sources of raster substrates. Route

determination. Observation point. Coordinates conversion. Georeferencing of a map. Polygon creation. The line and

polyline creation. The creation and entry of coordinate points. The creation of a photographic database. The

interpolation of values. Map printing. The creation of a spatial data base. Project design (maps and legends).


1. Howarth R., Thornton I., 1983.: Regional geochemical mapping and its application to enviromental studies.

Academic Press, London

2. Plant J., Smith D., Smith B., Williams L., 2001.: Enviromental geochemistry at the global scale. Pergamon,

Applied geochemistry



lectures, practice, seminar paper with presentation, interactive discussion, mid-term exam, written exam;




Practice




DEVELOPMENT

Course Title: ECOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Teacher: Mesud R. Adzemovic, PhD, assistant professor


ECST Value: 8

Prerequisite: /


Ecological and economic instruments represent a category for putting the policy of environmental protection into

practice. Furthermore, the rule is that they often include either financial transfers between polluters and the

community ( via numerous taxes, fees, financial bailout, permits, etc) or they can be used as substitues for other

instruments of this policy, or they can affect the expenses and benefits to the environmental protection. The

objective of this course is to enable students to set the system of valorization of ecological resources in the

appropriate way, which are then used to promote their efficiency and sustainable usage.

Course Outcomes

Students will be enabled to recognize and precisely classify and characterize types and usages of ecological and

economic instruments, to identify conditions for their efficient functioning and implementation, but also to identify

their flaws and negative consequences of the implementation in contemporary ecological practice. Critical thinking

about the role of economic instruments and their efficienty in the system of environmental protection is in the focus

of the analysis and generalization of the relations and connections in the complex system nature- society- economy-

ecology.

Course Content

Theory

Ecological determinants of economy; Internalization, externalization and sustainable development; Instruments for

regulation and ecological taxation; Making the economy ‘green’ and ecological taxes; ‘Green’ tax reform; ‘Green’

budget; Typology, classification and characterization of ecological and economic instruments for environmental

protection; Midterm- knowledge assessment; System(s) of environmental protection and local ecological funds;

Ecological Fund; Reform of regulations regarding economic instruments of environmental protection; Frameworks

and objectives of introducing nes ecological and economic instruments of environmental protection. Challenges of

transpositions of EU legislations regarding economic instruments of environmental protection and legislation of the

Republic of Serbia; Midterm- knowledge assessment.

Practice

The analysis and evaluation of the efficiency of certain types of ecological and economic instruments and ecological

(green) funds. Presentations of students’ seminar papers.


1. Eban S.Goodstein: Ekonomika i okoliš, Mate, Zagreb, 2003.



Lectures, practice, seminar papers, case study analysis, interactive discussion, midterms, oral exams.

Students’ achievements are visible during lectures or during oral examination.




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DEVELOPMENT

Course Title: PROTECTED NATURAL GOODS



ECST Value: 8

Prerequisite: /


The goal of the course is to introduce the students with national and international standards and methods in protected

natural goods managing and managing efficiency evaluation. During practical and theoretical parts of the course,

students will develop knowledge and skills in planning protected natural resources' sustainable managing tools.

Course Outcomes

Students will be enabled to adequatly set up a protected natural goods managing system. Based on the acquired

knowledge and analytical skills, students will be able to autonomously produce a protected natural resources

management plan.

Course Content

Theory

Environment Protection History in the World and in Serbia, International Nature Preservation Organizationd of

Importance, International Nature Preservation Agreements of Importance, International Protected Area Management

Guidelines, Types of Protected Natural Resources, Protected Areas and Protection Manners,

Ecological Network, NATURA 2000 Area Management, Invasive Species Management in Protected Areas,

Ecosystem Services Evaluation as a Base of Sustainable Protected Area Management, Sustainable Socioeconomic

Progress and Protected Area Financing, Ecotourism in Protected Areas, UNESCO’s Biosphere Reserve’s Role in

Sustainable Development, Methods of Protected Area Management’s Evaluation

Practice

Producing a Protected Area Management Plan.Visiting a selected protected area.

Primary and Secondary Sources Selection 1. Dudley, N. (Editor) (2008). Guidelines for Applying Protected Area Management Categories. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN.

x + 86pp. WITH Stolton, S., P. Shadie and N. Dudley (2013). IUCN WCPA Best Practice Guidance on Recognising

Protected Areas and Assigning Management Categories and Governance Types, Best Practice Protected Area Guidelines

Series No. 21, Gland, Switzerland: IUCN.

2. Leung, Yu-Fai, Spenceley, Anna, Hvenegaard, Glen, and Buckley, Ralf (eds.) (2018). Tourism and visitor management

in protected areas: Guidelines for sustainability. Best Practice Protected Area Guidelines Series No. 27, Gland,

Switzerland: IUCN. xii + 120 pp.

3. Neugarten, R.A., Langhammer, P.F., Osipova, E., Bagstad, K.J., Bhagabati, N., Butchart, S.H.M., Dudley, N., Elliott, V.,

Gerber, L.R., Gutierrez Arrellano, C., Ivanić, K.-Z., Kettunen, M., Mandle, L., Merriman, J.C., Mulligan, M., Peh, K.S.-H.,

Raudsepp-Hearne, C., Semmens, D.J., Stolton, S., Willcock, S. (2018). Tools for measuring, modelling, and valuing

ecosystem services: Guidance for Key Biodiversity Areas, natural World Heritage Sites, and protected areas. Gland,

Switzerland: IUCN. x + 70pp.


Applicable Teaching Methods: lectures, practice, research papers and project papers, case studies, simulation,

interactive discussion, mid-term exams, written exam




Practice




DEVELOPMENT

Course Title: PRESERVATION OF BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES

Teacher: Gordana Drazic, PhD, Full Professor /Jelena Milovanović Radosavljević, PhD, Full Professor


ECST Value: 8

Prerequisite: /


The aim of the course is to introduce students to biological values and resources, to their universal role as well as to

scientific, practical, aesthetic, cultural, ethical and economic significance. What is more, the aim is to introduce them

to the state of biological resources in Serbia, to their actual and potential reserves, anthropogenic pressures and

unsustainable use, to the possibilities, needs and ways of their preservation, renewal and sustainable use.

Course Outcomes

It enables students to realistically assess the value, condition, role and perspectives of biological values in order to

build skills for their preservation and valorisation at the same time, since they are a resource for satisfying human

needs. Students are capable of designing and managing sustainable production systems (biomass for food,

construction and energy production), and at the same time enabling the preservation of biological resources on

which they rely. They acquire perception skills associated with the degree of biological resources vulnerability and

identification of the need and directions for their conservation / rehabilitation.

Course Content

Theory

Types of biological resources and values, their status and significance. Scientific, practical, cultural, ethical,

aesthetic and economic significance of biological resources and values. Legislative and regulatory framework and

international framework for managing biological resources and values. Unsustainable anthropogenic pressures.

Models and methods for sustainable management of biological resources and values. The importance of traditional

biological resources management systems (High Nature Value Farming Systems).

Modern sustainable systems for managing biological resources (organic and biodynamic agriculture, permaculture,

etc.) and perspectives of sustainable management of biological resources and values. Possibilities and directions of

rehabilitation, revitalization and remediation of biological resources. Preserving biological resources in the light of

perspectives of genetic manipulation and GMO.

Practice

Study research work on the analysis of the condition and management of biological resources in the selected rural

area and making recommendations for its revitalization by combining remediation techniques, rehabilitation of

traditional farm systems, aggregation economy, hunting, fishing, etc., as well as introducing modern farm and

agroforestry systems from a set of, so called, ecological production.


1. Dajic-Stevanovic Z., Djordjevic-Milosevic S.: Mainstreaming Biodiversity in the Agricultural and Land

Management Policies, Plans and Programmes of the SEE-Agrobiodiversity in Serbia, GIZ, Skopje,1-92, 2018



Lectures, exercises, project assignment, case analysis, interactive discussion, mid-term exams/tests, exam.



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Practice




DEVELOPMENT




ECST Value: 6

Prerequisite: /



aims at enhancing students’ skills and competences regarding all the language skills – and placing them within the

borders of C1 CEFR level. In this way, the Course intends to enable students to communicate in different language

contexts and for different purposes – general, specific and academic.

Course Outcomes


intended messages in English in a confident and effective manner. In that communication process – students exhibit

the knowledge of language belonging to C1 CEFR level – i.e. they are capable of performing rather demanding

language tasks related to study and work endeavours. Moreover, students are pragmatically aware of specific needs

in different language contexts.

Course Content


Revising and shedding some new light on – Present Simple & Progressive, Present Perfect Simple & Progressive,

Future forms, Past tenses, Passive voice, Relative clauses, Participle clauses, Adjectives/Adverbs, Gradability,

Comparisons, Articles, Determiners

Lexical Units

Common Lexical Mistakes, Easily Confused Words, Compound Formations, Fixed Expressions, E-commerce, IT

Literacy, Socialisation, Genartions and their Traits; ESP – Biodiversity, Conservation, Adapting to Climate Change,

Renewable Energy,


1. H.Q.Mitchell-Marileni Malkogianni, Pioneer , level C1/C1+, MM Publications, 2015










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DEVELOPMENT

Course Title: SUSTAINABLE TOURISM

Teacher: Gordana Dražić, PhD, full professor


ECST Value: 8

Prerequisite: /


The aim of the course is to introduce students to the concept and principles of sustainable tourism development;

understanding positive interactions and potential incongruities of protecting and making use of natural and cultural

heritage in tourism; mastering the basics of the environmental protection system and the sustainable development of

tourism products and destinations; mastering the basic principles of greening and shortening value chains in tourism

based on intersectoral vertical and horizontal integration between stakeholders, with a view to increasing

sustainability.

Course Outcomes

Teaching students to apply the concepts, principles and criteria of sustainable tourism development; to analyse and

study the impacts of tourism development on the environment, natural and cultural heritage and quality of life of

the local population, as well as to take part in managing enviromental quality.

Course Content

Theory

Sustainable Development, Sustainable Development in the EU; Sustainable tourism development, Agenda 21 for

Tourism; Challenges of achieving sustainable tourism; Responses to achieving sustainable tourism; Cross-border

capacity of the tourist area and the center; Climate change and sustainable tourism development; New and renewable

energy sources. Energy efficiency; Sustainable use of protected natural assets (national parks); Sustainable tourism

development in mountainous areas; Routing and management of development, legal and planning bases, strategic

assessment and assessment of environmental impacts; Sustainable development management performance -

Multisectoral Approach; ISO standards and EMS, Enviromental labelling; Sustainable tourism development

indicators;

Practice

Introduction to basic concepts of ecology using video presentations, good practise examples in the field of

sustainable tourism development (analysis of the reports of the Environmental Protection Agency on sustainable

tourism development in the EU), analysis of the management of protected natural resources in Serbia and the region,

comparative analysis of environmental and economic advantages and disadvantages of Mountain tourism, practising

academic skills of delivering presentations through project tasks


David Weaver, Sustainable Tourism : theory and practice, Elsevier, 2006.

2. Bill Bramwell and Bernard Lane, Tourism governance : critical perspectives on governance and

sustainability, Routledge, 2014.

3. Maharaj Vijay Reddy and Keith Wilkes, Tourism, climate change and sustainability, Routledge, 2013.

4. WTO. Sustainable development of tourism: a compilation of good practices, 2000.



lectures, practice, presentations and discussions, mid-term exams, project task, exam



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Practice




DEVELOPMENT

Course Title: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES

Teacher: Jelena Milovanović Radosavljević, PhD, full professor/Mesud Adžemović, PhD, assistant professor


ECST Value: 8

Prerequisite: /

Course Goals and Objectives to get students acquainted with the basis of sustainable development in local

communities, as well as with territorial specificities among local communities throughout Serbia: acquiring skills for

providing support to the sustainable development of local communities and the management of development

processes.

Course Outcomes

The acquired knowledge related to the principles of sustainable development in local communities, key stakeholders

and their role, the theory and practice of partnership, good national and foreign practice. The qualification in the

production of strategies and programmes of sustainable development at the local and regional level, as well as the

implementation of ecosystem approach as the basis of action plans for the sustainable development, starting with the

analysis of available resources and risks through the organization and implementation of participatory development

planning, monitoring and control of acquired solutions to their audit.

Course Content

Theory

Local communities typology. Demographic challenges and resource limits. Ecosystem approach as the base for

sustainable development in local communities. Local sustainable development and its participants. The management

of multi-stakeholder partnerships. Public participation in planning. The sustainable development policy. Potential

evaluation and stratigic planning in local communities. Sectoral vs. territorial approach to local and regional

development (ABD-Area Based Development). Legal regulations and governmental incentives for the sustainable

local development in Serbia and the EU. Measures for the quality of life improvement in local communities.

Providing capacity for financial and technical support of sustainable local development.

Practice

Participative work on mapping of available resources, the creation of options and priorities determination, the

implementation of activitions (PLA/PRA methodology, streategic and action planning of sustainable development in

local communities). The formation of LAG – local action (the EU LEADER principles)

Primary and Secondary Sources Selection 1. B. Büscher, V. Davidov, The ecotourism-extraction nexus : political economies and rural realities of (un)comfortable

bedfellows, Routledge, 2014.

1. 2. R. Buckley, C.P., David, Nature-based tourism, environment and land management, CABI, 2003.

2. Đorđević-Milošević, S., Milovanović, J. (2014): Linking Rural Livelihood Diversity and Sustainable Development. Faculty

of Applied Ecology Futura Singidunum University Belgrade. 193 pp. ISBN 978-86-86859-35-8

3. Milovanović, J., Đorđević-Milošević, S. (2016): Biodiversity and Rural Livelihood in the Western Balkans. Faculty of

Applied Ecology Futura Singidunum University Belgrade. 244 pp. ISBN 978-86-86859-52-5


Applicable Teaching Methods: Lectures, seminars, seminar and project work, case study, simulation, interactive discussion, mid-term exams, written exam.




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DEVELOPMENT

Course Title: URBAN ECOSYSTEMS

Teacher: Maja Vujčić Trkulja,PhD, assistant professor


ECST Value: 8

Prerequisite: /


To gain knowledge on environment and urban ecosystems degradation process, as well as the consequences of the

processes, applying the multidisciplinary models and methods in preventing and enhancing the state od urban

ecosystems. Within the course, students are introduced with the influences that urbanized environments have on

ecological factors, getting a better insight into the size and importance of anthropogenic environments’ influence on

the quality of ecosystem services and certain ecological factors.

Course Outcomes

Training the students to analytically and professionally deal with the ecosystem services issues through the

environment factor analysis and the analysis of the risk they impose on urban population's quality of life. Students

will be enabled to apply the acquired knowledge in the area of environment and urban ecosystems through

independent scientific research work on specific case studies. Based on the problem resolved in the practical part of

the course, the students will be enabled to write and defend their final paper.

Course Content

Theory

Human Society Development and Urbanization, Ecology as a Modern Science, Definition, Division and Basic

Characteristics of Urban Ecosystems, Land of Urban Ecosystems, Water of Urban Ecosystems, Air of Urban

Ecosystems, Climate of Urban Ecosystem, Microclimate Changes, Biodiversity of Urban Ecosystems, Ecological

Footprint of Urban Ecosystems, Ecosystem Services, Flora and Fauna’s Ecosystem Services, Urban Vegetation –

Characteristics, Potential and Dynamics, Green Infrastructure and Spatial Planning in Preserving Urban Ecosystems

Biodiversity, Importance of Multidisciplinary Approach in Preserving and Improving Urban Ecosystems,

Contemporary Practice Review – Case Study

Practice

Application of SWOT analysis as an instrument of subjective and objective assessment of anthropogenetic influence

in urban ecosystems. Models and methods of preserving and improving biodiversity and environment in urban

ecosystems, in accordance with the ecological principles. Consutling contemporary empirical evidence and case

study analysis. Producing and presenting assignment papers.


1. Niemela et al., 2010. Using the ecosystem services approach for better planning and conservation of urban green

spaces: a Finland case study. Biodivers Conserv, 19, 3225–3243. DOI 10.1007/s10531-010-9888-8

2. Dronova, I. 2016. Environmental heterogeneity as a bridge between ecosystem service and visual quality

objectives in management, planning and design. Landscape and Urban Planning, 163, 90–106.

3. WHO, 2017. Urban Green Spaces: A Brief for Action. WHO Regional Office for Europe, Copenhagen

4. Schmidt et al., 2017. Testing socio-cultural valuation methods of ecosystem services to explain land use

preferences. Ecosystem Services, 26, 270–288.

5. Vujcic M., Tomicevic-Dubljevic J., Grbic M., Lecic-Tosevski D., Vukovic O. and Toskovic O. 2017. Nature

based solution for improving mental health and well-being in urban areas. Environmental Research, 158, 385 -

392.

6. Vujcic et al., 2018. Connection between urban green areas and visitors’ physical and mental well-being. Urban

Forestry & Urban Greening



Lectures, exercises, research papers, case study, simulation, interactive discussion, mid-term exams, written exam;




Practice




DEVELOPMENT

Course Title: POLLUTION AND PROTECTION OF AIR

Teacher: Svetlana Stanisic, full professor


ECST Value: 6

Prerequisite: /


The objective of this course is to introduce students to the substances that pollute the air, how they enter the

atmosphere, the transformations they undergo in the air and the methods to prevent air pollution.

Course Outcomes

It is expected that students will acquire knowledge necessary to learn about and understand the basic processes that

influence the condition and quality of air, and become familiar with the properties of pollutants and ways to reduce

pollution.

Course Content

Theory

Composition and properties of the atmosphere. Characteristics and dynamics of the troposphere. Basic

meteorological parameters of importance for air pollution. Sources of air pollution. General properties of pollutants.

Evolution of pollutants. Basic pollutants and how they enter the troposphere, emissions, transmissions and

immission. The greenhouse effect. Atmospheric ozone layer depletion. The impact of air pollution on climate

change. Control and monitoring of air quality. The effect of pollutants in the air to the living world and material

goods. Legislation in the field of air protection. The state of air pollution in the Republic of Serbia. Methodology for

reducing and preventing air pollution. Measuring air pollutants concentration.

Practice

Introduction to the work of measuring stations that control air pollutants. Principles of measuring air pollutants.

Processing and interpreting measurement results. Statistical methods for data analysis. The influence of

meteorological parameters on air pollutants concentration.


1. Tiwary, A. and Williams, I., 2018. Air pollution: measurement, modelling and mitigation. CRC Press.

2. Flagan, R.C. and Seinfeld, J.H., 2012. Fundamentals of air pollution engineering. Courier Corporation.

3. Vallero, D.A., 2014. Fundamentals of air pollution. Academic press.

4. Gurjar, B.R., Molina, L.T. and Ojha, C.S.P., 2010. Air pollution: health and environmental impacts. CRC press.

5. Stojić, A., Vuković, G., Perišić, M., Stanišić, S. and Šoštarić, A., 2018. Urban air pollution: an insight into its

complex aspects. In: A Closer Look at Urban Areas, Editor: Sahar Romero, Nova Science Publishers, NY, USA,

ISBN: 978-1-63485-375-0. pp. 69-123.



Lectures, practice sessions, essays and projects, case studies, simulation, interactive discussion, midterm exam,

written exam.




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DEVELOPMENT

Course Title: CLIMATE CHANGE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Teacher: Svetlana Stanišić,PhD, full professor/Vladimir Džamić, PhD, full professor


ECST Value: 8

Prerequisite: /


Goals and objectives of the course are to get students aquainted with the development of climate change and their

impact on the environment, global economy and contemporary society, as well as with multilateral initiatives whose

aim is to reduce the negative effects of climate change.

Course Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, it is expected that students will be able to understand causes and consequences of

climate change, and to comprehend the way in which international relations influence the creation of global policies

concerning the struggle against the negative effects of the climate change, so as to recognize strategic directions in

the international relations development in the 21st century, from the environmental point of view.

Course Content

Theory

The global warming theories and the scientific concensus concerning the contribution of human activity to the

increase in the average global air temperature. The greenhouse gases: sources and effects on global warming.

International organisations: concept, role and significance. The United Nations' role in the environmental protection.

International conventions and multilateral initiatives in the field of environmental protection. The Role of the

Council of Europe and the European Union in the creation of ecological standards. The Paris Agreement: challenges

and perspectives.

Practice

Climate change effects: wildfires, extreme meteorological occurrences and polar ice melting, ocean and sea

acidification, biodiversity defects and sea level rise. The impact of climate change on the quality of human life.

Highly developed countries and international relations: ecological aspects. Developing countries and low developed

countries and international relations: ecological aspects.


1. Romm, J., 2018. Climate Change: What Everyone Needs to Know®. Oxford University Press.

2. Downie, D.L., Brash, K. and Vaughan, C., 2009. Climate change: a reference handbook. Abc-Clio.

3. Kiehl, J.T., 2016. Facing climate change: An integrated path to the future. Columbia University Press.

4. Mechler, R., Bouwer, L., Schinko, T., Surminski, S. and Linnerooth-Bayer, J. eds., 2018. Loss and damage

from climate change: Concepts, methods and policy options. Springer.








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Course Title: MANAGEMENT OF ECOPROJECTS



ECST Value: 6

Prerequisite: /


The main goal of Eco Project Management is to provide demanded technical performance and project quality, with least

expenses and in shortest realizaton period. If the planned budget and deadline are not achievable, then the objective is to

minimalize the exceeding time and cost. The goal of the course is to enable the students to approach the project

realization in the defined manner.

Course Outcomes

To capacitate the students in understanding that project management is a scientifically based and practically proven

concept that uses appropriate organisation methods, informatics, planning, leading and control to rationally harmonize

the necessary resources and coordinate the necessary activities in order to realize a certain project in the best manner.

Course Content

Theory

The Concept of Project, Defining a Project, Project’s Life Cycle, Identifying Project Idea, Formulating Project Idea,

Logical Matrix Approach, Interested Parties and Project Users, Project Justifiability and Logic, Organizational Project

Management: Activity Plan, Organizational Project Management:Project Team and Project Tasks, Organizational

Project Management:Budgeting and Resource Planning, Project Risk Management, Concept of Project Risk

Management, Communication Management,Communication Process, Project Changes Management, Types of Change

in Project, Concept of Changes Management, Project Realisation Management, Time Monitoring and Controlling,

Resources Monitoring and Controlling, Project's Internal and External Evaluation, Evaluator's Report Model, Finding

Adequate Future Project Financing, Possible Donators and Procedures Presentation.

Practice

The participation in environment protection project proposal. Gathering project proposal production data and

information. Patricipating in future projects decision making on ideas, goals, results and activities. Finding future

projects adequate financing model, presenting possible donators and procedures. The analysis of successful projects

examples in environment protection, field inspections. Project proposals exchange among students in order to master the

project evaluation/assessment process.




Lectures, audio-visual exercises, mid-term exams, teamwork in producing project proposition, written and oral exam.

Visiting institutions and organizations in order to introduce the good practice in ecoproject management to the students.




Practice



Study programme: Undergraduate Studies – THE ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Course Title: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT

Teacher: Emilijan Z. Mohora, Assistant Professor


ECTS Value:8

Prerequisite: /


In terms of environmental impact assessment, the main objective of the course is that students master the basic steps of the

process of assessing the impact of different human activities on the environment. Students get acquainted with state, local

and international regulations in the field of environmental impact assessment. It is extremely important to present models

for implementing the environmental impact assessment process to students and to explain them how to integrate the

assessment results into long-term and short-term spatial and environmental planning.

Course Outcomes

Ability to identify environmental risks, as well as mastering the basic principles of risk assessment procedures in the

environment. Students' ability to engage in the preparation of environmental impact assessments at different levels within

the management and environmental system.

Course Content

Theory:

Global environmental challenges; The concept of risk; Technological accidents and risks in the environment; Natural

Hazards and Environmental Risks; Studying methods for predicting and assessing environmental risks; Risk management;

Legal, institutional and organizational framework for risk assessment; EU regulations in the field of risk assessment in the

environment; EU Programs and Recommendations for Emergency Response; Managing Ecological Risks through Plans

and Programs in the Republic of Serbia; Environment and human health; Contemporary management and environmental

management system; Basic principles of environmental protection; Environmental Impact Assessment: importance,

objectives, impact assessment subject; Environmental Impact Assessment Study; Methodology of impact assessment; Case

studies.

Practice:

Practice involves analysis and assessment of environmental risks, evaluation and risk management plans writing.

Practical involvement and engagement of students in the preparation of impact assessment studies. In the case of selected

project, based on previously acquired knowledge, in consultation with the professor, the student defines the impact

assessment procedure for projects that can have significant environmental impacts as well as the content and scope of the

environmental impact assessment study and other issues of importance for the environmental impact assessment .


1. EIA Writing Style Guide, April 2015. U.S. Energy Information Administration

2. Technical Review Guidelines for Environmental Impact Assessments in the Tourism, Energy and Mining Sectors,

USAID 2016;

3. Environmental Impact Assessment Guide, IEMA, 2016

4. IFC Performance Standards, 2012

5. Environmental Impact Assessment Training Manual, International institute for Sustainable development, 2016

6. Richard T. Wright: Environmental Science, Pearson Prentice Hall, NJ, 2008.

Active Teaching Hours


Lectures, audiovisual practice, research paper, project paper, mid-term exams, written exam.


Pre-exam requirements Points Final Exam Points


Practice

Mid-term Exams/Tests (2х30) 60 ..........



DEVELOPMENT

Course Title: ENVIRONMENTAL RISK MANAGEMENT

Teacher: Emilian Z.Mohora, PhD, Assistant Professor


ECST Value: 8

Prerequisite: / None


Acquiring special, specific knowledge and understanding the risks of natural disasters conditioned by climate

change; Strengthening the risk management system for natural disasters and catastrophes conditioned by climate

change; investing in natural disaster risk reduction in order to strengthen resistance and improve readiness for

effective response in the event of a natural disaster.

Course Outcomes

Students are able to identify and recognize environmental and social risks conditioned by climate change, as well

as master the basic principles of risk assessment in the environment, which are conditioned by climate change.

This will enable students to actively participate in the elaboration of environmental impact assessment studies and

the development of risk management plans. They will be able to perceive the elements of environmental and social

risks within the management system and environmental protection, caused by climate change at different levels.

Course Content

Theory

Different topics will be covered within theoretical teaching, with a view to understanding the risks of natural

disasters conditioned by climate change. Teaching will be based on understanding all dimensions of vulnerability,

capacity, people and property exposure, as well as the characteristics of danger and environmental impacts. Such

knowledge is used to estimate the disaster risk, to prevent and mitigate disasters and to manage risks.

Strengthening natural disaster and catastrophe risk management system is achieved through a primary assessment

of the impact of climate change on critical infrastructure, preparation of adequate adaptation plans for climate

change and risk management plans conditioned by climate change.

Practice

Thematic workshops about climate change impact on critical infrastructure and specific risk management plans for

natural disasters and catastrophes conditioned by climate change impact.


1. Disaster Risk Reduction Tools and Methods for Climate Change Adaptation, UNISDR

http://www.unisdr.org/files/5654_DRRtoolsCCAUNFCC.pdf

2. Paul Venton, Sarah La Trobe Robin Mearns Andrew Norton, Linking climate change adaptation and disaster

risk reduction, Tearfund July 2008

3. Allan Lavell, Michael Oppenheimer, Climate Change: New Dimensions in Disaster Risk, Exposure,

Vulnerability, and Resilience, A Special Report of Working Groups I and II of the Intergovernmental Panel on

Climate Change (IPCC). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK https://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/special-

reports/srex/SREX-Chap1_FINAL.pdf

Active Teaching Hours: Theory: Practice:


Lectures, audiovisual exercises, two mid-term exams/tests, written exam, consultations




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http://www.unisdr.org/files/5654_DRRtoolsCCAUNFCC.pdf

https://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/special-reports/srex/SREX-Chap1_FINAL.pdf

https://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/special-reports/srex/SREX-Chap1_FINAL.pdf


DEVELOPMENT




ECST Value: 6

Prerequisite: /



aims at enhancing students’ skills and competences regarding all the language skills – and placing them within the

borders of C1-C1+ CEFR level. In this way, the Course intends to enable students to communicate in different

language contexts and for different purposes – general, specific and academic.

Course Outcomes


intended messages in English in a confident and effective manner. In that communication process – students exhibit

the knowledge of language belonging to C1-C1+ CEFR level – i.e. they are capable of performing rather demanding

language tasks related to study and work endeavours. Moreover, students are pragmatically aware of specific needs

in different language contexts.

Course Content

Grammar-related Units Revising and shedding some new light on – Conditional Sentences – III Types, Cleft Sentences, Indirect Speech, Clefting,

Infinitives, Participle, Special Case Passive and Causative, Mood in English

Lexical Units Metaphor and Metonymy, Similarities and Differences in Different Registers, Language of the Media, Back Formation,

Cnversion; ESP – Chemicals Management, Air Quality, Climate Science and Data, International Regulations

Primary and Secondary Sources Selection 1. H.Q.Mitchell-Marileni Malkogianni, Pioneer , level C1/C1+, MM Publications, 2015










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Study programme: Undergraduate Studies – THE ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE

DEVELOPMENT

Course Title: ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING

Teacher/Teachers: Boris Vakanjac, Associate Professor/ Milena Rikalović, Assistant Professor


ECTS Value: 8

Prerequisite: Basics of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Biology with Ecology


The objective of this course is to familiarize students with basic principles, methods and procedures for

establishing environmental monitoring, as well as with the importance of monitoring environmental changes in

real time. This course will provide students with knowledge in the field of air, water and soil monitoring, modern

methods used, generating databases as well as producing reports and elaboration of results related to environmental

monitoring. Additionally, students will be familiar with legal regulations in this area.

Course Outcomes

Students will be able to independently establish an environmental monitoring program, to perform sampling of air,

surface and ground water, soil, suspended application, etc. and to define the parameters for their monitoring.

Students will also gain practical skills in forming a database of the obtained results and their graphic interpretation.

Course Content

Theory:

Environment; Origin of pollutants; Air pollution; Water pollution; Soil pollution; Ionizing and non-ionizing

radiation; Noise; Monitoring as a term and its importance; Environmental monitoring subject; Legislation related

to monitoring - Ambient Air Quality Directive, Water Framework Directive, Land Protection Act, MDK Values;

Monitoring facilities in the environment; Air Quality Monitoring - methods and instruments for determining

concentrations of pollutants in the air; Monitoring of surface waters, methods and instruments for observation and

measurement of quantitative and qualitative parameters of waters, methods and instruments for sampling of

suspended and drawn deposits within the surface flow; Monitoring of groundwater, methods and instruments for

monitoring and measuring of quantitative and qualitative parameters; Land monitoring; Analytical methods for

monitoring pollutants in the air, water and soil; Contemporary monitoring approach - biosensors, -omics approach;

Monitoring of landfills, municipal and industrial waste; Establishment of environmental monitoring programs,

fieldwork and sampling; Generating a database of monitoring, creating graphic - technical documentation,

organizing reports and elaborates.

Practice:

Getting acquainted with monitoring methods and a laboratory for testing the quality of air, water and soil; Field

work: one-day visit to the Laboratory for Environmental Physics of the Institute of Physics in Belgrade,

familiarization with measuring methods for air quality assessment; Field work: one-day visit to the RHMZ with a

practical example of measuring the flow and sampling of the Topčider River water in the profile of the water meter

station Rakovica. Laboratory exercise for performing analysis of taken sample of Topčider River; Field work: one-

day visit to the Environmental Protection Agency. Field work: soil sampling from a site where higher

concentrations of certain pollutants are expected. Laboratory exercise of soil sample analysis.

Other Teaching Forms: Different examples of establishing an environmental monitoring programme - independent

students’ work.


1. Marika K.et al, 2009: Enviromental Monitoring and Field Surveillance Reference Guide. UNDP

Montenegro

2. Bruns D.A., Wiersma G.B., 2004.: Conceptual Basis of Environmental Monitoring Systems: A Geospatial

Perspective; Environmental Monitoring Proceedings

3. Environmental and Source Monitoring for Purposes of Radiation Protection; 2005, IAEA Safety Standards

4. Мisal, I.A., (2008, 2004) Part II Soil Pollution Origin, Monitoring and Remediation. Springer-Vertlag

Berlin Heilderberg

5. Beale D.J. et al (2017) A Community Multi-Omics Approach towards the Assessment of Surface Water

Quality in an Urban River System. International Journal of Research Public Health. 14, 303

Active Teaching Hours 5 Theory: 3 Practice: 2

Applicable Teaching Methods: Lectures, laboratory exercises, research paper, mid-term exams, oral exam.


Pre-exam requirements

Points

Final Exam Points


Practice




DEVELOPMENT

Course Title: PRACTICAL RESEARCH AND BUSINESS SKILLS

Teacher: Vladimir Džamić, PhD, full professor


ECST Value: 8

Prerequisite: /


The aim of the course is to introduce students to basic concepts and categories in the field of applied skills with a

focus on solving specific problems. The subject is aimed at mastering skills through active teaching supplemented

by practical work in a specific firm, and design and defense of an independent project. Teaching students to work

independently in the economy, deepening and applying the knowledge in the field of professional development and

business skills, and applying the theoretical knowledge in specific case studies.

Course Outcomes

Students are expected to be able to understand and apply key skills, basic principles for achieving goals, the role of

lifelong learning in achieving success and positive business results, as well as the individual aspect of the role of an

individual as an employee in an organization. By virtue of completing their task through practical work (collected

data, statistical analysis, software realization, model, etc.), students will be able to write and defend their bachelor’s

thesis.

Course Content

Theory

Basic concepts of applicable skills in business and theory of success. Personal skills. Introspection skill. Emotional

and social intelligence. Time management skills. Social skills: negotiation skills, conflict management skills in

conflict situations, stress management skills. Communication skills: oral, written and non-verbal communication.

formal and informal business correspondence. Public performance and speaking skills. Academic skills: academic

writing, rules for writing academic papers, the skills of presenting academic papers. Sales skills. Analytical skills.

Practice

Personal SWOT analysis. Subjective and objective assessment of one’s personal and business skills: personality tests

in an organizational environment. Myers–Briggs Type Indicator. Practical implications of social and emotional

intelligence in a business environment. Practical use of communication skills: public announcment, official

communication, practice of public appearance. Writing academic texts and practicing academic writing as well as

the skill of presenting academic papers.




lectures, practice, seminar and project paper, case study, simulation, mid-term exam, written exam




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